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This article describes how to remove search engines from the  [[Mozilla Suite : FAQs : Status | Mozilla Suite / SeaMonkey]] Internet Search preferences or from the  [[Search Bar]] in Firefox 1.5.x and earlier. (Starting in Firefox 2.0,  you will be able to add, remove and reorder search engines from within Firefox,  using the new search engine manager [http://en-us.www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/2.0/releasenotes/#whatsnew].)
This article describes how to remove search engines from the  [[Mozilla Suite : FAQs : Status | Mozilla Suite / SeaMonkey]] Internet Search preferences or from the  [[Search Bar]] in Firefox 1.5.x and earlier. Starting in Firefox 2, a search engine manager was added accessible by clicking on the search drop down, Manage Search Engines.


==Manual removal==
==Manual removal==
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* Firefox 1.0.x: [[Installation directory]].
* Firefox 1.0.x: [[Installation directory]].
* Firefox 1.5:  Default search plugins*:  [[Installation directory]] .  Custom search plugins: [[profile folder]].   
* Firefox 1.5:  Default search plugins*:  [[Installation directory]] .  Custom search plugins: [[profile folder]].   
<u>*Note:</u>  Removing any of the Firefox 1.5 default search plugins  may result in failure of the Firefox 1.5.0.1 partial update due to [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=325561 Bug 325561] (fixed in Firefox 1.5.0.2). 


Delete both .src and .gif or .png search plugin files for the search engine you want to remove.  For example, to remove the Webster search engine, you would delete the files "webster.src" and "webster.gif".  Restart the application and it will be gone.
Delete both .src and .gif or .png search plugin files for the search engine you want to remove.  For example, to remove the Webster search engine, you would delete the files "webster.src" and "webster.gif".  Restart the application and it will be gone.


If you removed a search plugin because it was broken, please go to the [http://mycroft.mozdev.org/ Mycroft Homepage] and "judge" this plugin.
If you removed a search plugin because it was broken, please go to the [http://mycroft.mozdev.org/ Mycroft Homepage] and "judge" this plugin.

Revision as of 18:46, 18 May 2007

This article describes how to remove search engines from the Mozilla Suite / SeaMonkey Internet Search preferences or from the Search Bar in Firefox 1.5.x and earlier. Starting in Firefox 2, a search engine manager was added accessible by clicking on the search drop down, Manage Search Engines.

Manual removal

With the application closed, open the searchplugins folder in the following locations. Note that Firefox 1.5 and SeaMonkey place manually installed search engines ("custom" search plugins) in the profile folder so you may have search plugins in two locations.

Delete both .src and .gif or .png search plugin files for the search engine you want to remove. For example, to remove the Webster search engine, you would delete the files "webster.src" and "webster.gif". Restart the application and it will be gone.

If you removed a search plugin because it was broken, please go to the Mycroft Homepage and "judge" this plugin.

Search plugin managers